Improved cheese texture had a positive reception on consumer tasting panels where it was tested.

Easy industrial scaling-up.

Implementation

Estimated implementation time (scaling-up and launch): 3 months.

Aplicable sectors

Companies in the distribution and dairy/cheese sector.

Benefits for your company/product

Diversified product range with an innovative product not yet commercialised on the domestic market.

Providing value to a “classic” product and differentiation from competitors’ products.

Enables access to new niches of healthy eating conscious population.

Improved company image before customers and suppliers, gaining a position on the healthy product market.

Easy to extrapolate to other varieties and formats of lactose-free cheese and cheese spreads.

From development to comercialisation

For two years, AZTI-Tecnalia has worked with companies in different food sectors to develop functional foods within R&D projects. Work is not only focused on product development but also in further dissemination and marketing steps, providing a comprehensive service – from new functional product concept to commercialisation – with the aim of guaranteeing launching success.